a very interesting post i read from here about atonement:
What is the purpose of sacrifice? Internally, Judaism has asked this question for millennia. Why did God command sacrifice? Did God command sacrifice to teach mankind that He is a just God and that His justice requires satisfaction? If you answer “yes,” you might want to [...]
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discussing what it means for Christ’s “atonement”, scot mcknight raises a very interesting point here:
We need to reconsider why it was that Jesus chose Passover (a night of celebrating and remembering liberation) rather than Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement (a day of affliction and a day when sins were atoned for). Why does he [...]
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i have read countless attacks against the “emergent church” and some even directly aimed at scot mcknight. and i myself often bought many of these critiques as i had not done much reading from scot (or other “emergent” leaders). i made a commitment, however, to read both sides. so i have been [...]
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